Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 02:59
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 837 83% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.5% Good	Lighting 108 Reflection 118 Parallax 30.8 88% 85.5 fps	MRender 47.5 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 140 95 117 146 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 290 Write 214 Mixed 228 SusWrite 130 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 35.6 158% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 119 114% 182 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 82%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 163GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 410 432 427 426 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 478 Mixed 389 SusWrite 424 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 67.6 230% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 131%
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 42GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 175 166 178 180 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 328 Write 203 Mixed 226 SusWrite 172 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 41.1 170% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 146 136% 211 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 82%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 37GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 281 255 243 253 281 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 280 Mixed 273 SusWrite 266 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 37.1 165% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 273 215% 299 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 95%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 177GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 393 409 407 406 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 436 Mixed 304 SusWrite 368 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 43.2 164% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 198 172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 129GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 288 279 275 276 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 478 Mixed 413 SusWrite 295 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 66.3 226% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 835GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 1039 1075 1050 1054 1028 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,274 Mixed 1,052 SusWrite 1,049 265% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 68.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 92 311% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,578 DQ Write 1,421 DQ Mixed 1,555 1,151% 1,518 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.6% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 114%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,386x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	298x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	250x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	177x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $1,124

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16